After screwing the plastic bottle cap, I was afraid that she would lose her nature and run out again on the way. So I wrapped the cloth with talismans on the cap for a circle.

  After everything was settled, I let out a long sigh. I'm still alive, which is great. This is the best outcome I could have thought of, and I gathered my things to retreat. Suddenly, I found that pearl on the ground. It seemed like it was the female ghost's tear.

  It is said that in ancient books, all things with spiritual energy can give birth to pearls. Clams give birth to clam pearls, snakes give birth to snake pearls. There are also the legendary mermaids of the South Sea whose tears turn into pearls. But how can the tears of this shapeless female ghost turn into pearls? Never mind, they look pretty good, shining brightly. Let's put them away for now and ask Ninth Uncle next month. Then we'll know everything.

  I stuffed the plastic bottles into my down jacket pocket. Then I went downstairs and jumped out of the window on the first floor. The cold wind blew, and only then did I notice that my down jacket was almost soaked through with sweat. Damn it, this is really intense exercise!

  She raised her head and gazed at the sky. The eastern sky had faintly revealed a pale white color. It seemed that this terrifying night was already over.

  As soon as my body felt the cool breeze, I shivered. My chest and neck also started to ache. But now my heart is filled with joy. Because, not to mention others, I have already proven that I successfully protected Dong Shanshan's safety. No one else will get into trouble. Now I feel like those unnamed heroes in movies. This sense of accomplishment isn't bad at all.

  But what I gained the most was to untie the knot that had been bothering me for almost half a year. Yes, what reason do I have to continue being sad, to continue indulging in sorrow? At least I'm still alive, aren't I?

  I lit a cigarette with a smile, took a deep breath, and adjusted the scarf around my neck. This scarf really saved my life. Then I dragged my tired body forward. I was indeed exhausted, but I didn't realize it until now when my spirit relaxed, and I started to feel dizzy after walking not far. I want to sleep.

  I forced myself to walk to the girls' dormitory building, sat on the steps and called Dong Shanshan. My fingers were almost too weak to dial the number. The phone connected, and it was clear that she hadn't woken up yet. I said to her in a tired tone, "I'm outside your dorm now. I want to see you."

  She was clearly surprised, thinking I had already returned to school yesterday, and how did I come back so early today? She asked me in a hurry what happened. I said weakly, "Come down quickly, or I'll freeze to death if you don't."

  After I finished speaking, I hung up the phone. Then my consciousness began to get a little fuzzy. Vaguely, I heard someone rushing towards me, seemingly Dong Shanshan, who hugged me and anxiously asked what was wrong with me.

  I smiled at her and squeezed out from between my teeth: "I'm very sleepy, find a place for me to sleep for a while." Then, I fell asleep and didn't know anything anymore.

  I slept very soundly, warmly and tiredly. I felt very warm. When I opened my eyes again, it was still pitch black in front of me. Where am I? My whole body ached as if it had fallen apart, especially my neck, back of the head, and chest. And there seemed to be something pressing on my chest, like a hand. No, it couldn't be that ghost girl coming out to launch a sneak attack on me while I was asleep, could it?

  I didn't even care about the pain anymore, I quickly got up and shouted: "Who are you?!!"

  That hand was removed from me, and the desk lamp lit up. Dong Shanshan's face, which looked like it had just woken up, appeared in my line of sight.

  I just realized where I was. It turned out that I was lying on the bed in a hotel room. Ah, it seems I was overthinking things. It was actually Dong Shanshan who brought me to the hotel.

  I let out a sigh and lay back down, but suddenly I felt something was off. How did Dong Shanshan end up sleeping next to me??? She saw that I was awake and got out of bed, worriedly asking me, "What's wrong with you? You didn't come home last night? And what about the injuries on your body?"

  I subconsciously lifted the quilt, and oh, fortunately, my underwear was still on, only my undershirt had been torn off because of the bottle. It seemed that Dong Shanshan had helped me take it off, and my face suddenly turned red. Seeing that I was bare-chested but my lower body was still intact, I didn't know whether to feel relieved or disappointed in my heart.

  I was thinking of what to say to fool her, and then I came up with a plan. So, scratching the back of my head, I told her that I had drunk too much the night before, and on the taxi ride home, I felt like throwing up, so I asked the driver to stop the car, got out and threw up. Since I had already paid him, the driver took off like a grandson. After failing to hail another cab, I walked back home. As it was dark, I didn't notice the ditch and fell in.

  Don't mention it, Dong Shanshan was really easy to coax and actually believed me. She seemed to be quite sympathetic towards me and said: "How can you be so careless?"

  I smiled and asked her what time it was now. Dong Shanshan took out a plastic bag from under the bed, which was full of food, and handed it to me, saying: "You still have the nerve to ask, you've been sleeping all day, and I didn't attend classes all day because of you."

  As soon as I saw the food, I was really hungry. I giggled foolishly and took over the bag, pulling out a five-spice chicken leg and starting to devour it voraciously. Dong Shanshan looked at me with a smile, shaking her head. She opened a bottle of soda water and handed it to me, saying: "No one is competing with you for food, eat slowly, don't choke."

  I took a swig of Sprite, and as I was gulping it down, I suddenly remembered that the female ghost was still in my clothes. I hastily opened my mouth to ask Dong Shanshan, "Where's my down jacket?"

  But as soon as I opened my mouth to speak, I really choked. It made me cough nonstop, and the carbonated bubbles from the drink flowed out of my nose. Dong Shanshan saw that I was really choking, hurried over to pat my back, and asked with concern: "How could you be so careless? Are you okay?"

  Nothing big happened, I was fine after that and waved my hand to tell her it's okay, but then I suddenly froze. You ask me why I froze? Well, let me tell you, this sturdy young man was sitting in bed with his shirt off, while Dong Shanshan saw that I was choking and also got on the bed, gently patting my back with her small hands. The distance between us now is so close, so ambiguous.

  At this moment, the room next door coincidentally transmitted a gasping sound from a mixed doubles match between a man and a woman. No matter how I listened, it sounded like 'Mingyue Dajiang' whom I met yesterday afternoon. In such an atmosphere, how could one not feel embarrassed?

  Dong Shanshan obviously also heard the intense competition sounds from next door, she was stunned for a moment, then her small face turned bright red, and her small hands didn't know where to put them. Seeing her like this, I suddenly felt a warmth in my heart, not just warmth. At the same time, I started jumping up and down excitedly.

  Unconsciously, our eyes met, and I stared at her with a red face. She was obviously the same as me. My mouth began to dry up, and I forgot about the female ghost's affair.

  I don't know how much time passed, but I only felt that the distance between our faces was getting closer and closer, as if something was attracting me to get close to her. She didn't show any signs of refusal, on the contrary, she cooperated very well by closing her eyes.

  "Want to know what a kiss tastes like?"

  I wanted to know, and on that day, I finally knew. It was indeed soul-stirring, although it wasn't my first kiss, and my second kiss was also glossed over without my being prepared.

  I don't know who took the initiative, I don't know who hugged the other first. It just happened naturally like that. Don't think too much about it, all I'm talking about is a kiss.

  Actually, I originally wanted to get to know Dong Shanshan even better, but when we were hugging and lying on the bed, the match next door had already reached a boiling point, with a scream that was comparable to a soprano. It scared both me and Dong Shanshan back to our senses.

  Dong Shanshan quickly got up and sat on the edge of the bed to tidy up her clothes, while I was secretly scolding the wild mandarin ducks next door. They're making such a ruckus now.

  Originally, I wanted to tell Dong Shanshan the truth that 'he is strong because he is strong, and the clear wind blows over the mountain ridge', but even if I was shameless, I still didn't have the nerve to speak up.

  We fell into silence again, and after adjusting her clothes, Dong Shanshan turned back to me with a red face.

  Will you love me?

  I suddenly felt like crying again, it seems my spring has come again, my spring really has come again! The sudden happiness after this disaster has left me at a loss. I don't know how to express myself, I just keep nodding foolishly.

  Dong Shanshan, who was originally cheerful, immediately showed a joyful smile. She came forward and hugged me tightly, saying "As my boyfriend, you can't cheat on me~~."

  It seems that great difficulties will not kill you, and there must be good fortune afterwards. This sentence is really too right! The evil love hormone, I'm dying to love you, bro!

  We hugged for a while, and then I remembered the female ghost's affair, so I got out of bed to find my down jacket. Fortunately, that bottle was still floating in the pocket.

  In a great mood, I said to Dong Shanshan: "Let's go, dear. You must be hungry too. I'll treat you to dinner."

  But then Dong Shanshan gave me a white eye and said, "You've got money now, right? There's so much food here, we can just eat this, you should save your money in the future and drink less wine, do you know that?"

  Can she be any more considerate of me!! These few sentences make my heart feel so warm. We just started formally dating and she already knows how to think for me, what more can I ask for? Since she's thinking for me, of course I'll follow her lead.

  Although we were eating simple fast food, both of us had a smile on our faces all the time. I thought of the female ghost who was seriously injured in the bottle at this moment and couldn't help but sigh: It's really good to be alive.